Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at MasTec Services Company, Inc.
Start: 7/24/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077508 · 7/24/2018 · MasTec Services Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: MasTec Services Company, Inc.
Location: 3136 South East River Road, MARTINDALE, TEXAS, 78655
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rewiring a power line pole when the back of his right hand touched the 7,200-volt tap line. He suffered second-degree burns to his right hand and an exit wound on the left side of his torso.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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